Monday, July 19 2004
-work from 0830-1630
-straight home, quick dinner then straight to teach @ Music Camp from 1900-2130
-stopped by buck's after, bumped into G & H chillin on the bench
-chatted a bit, cool catchin' up w/ them a bit (G filled me in a bit on Rick, he's got his vest now...so maybe that explains the subtle changes i noticed the last time i went to see him?)
Tuesday, July 20 2004
work...err...after that...gym...rest of the night...write off...x_X o yeh, a family friend's house got broken into last night, in surrey, the dad woke up n the would-be robbers chased him w/ a knife n pepper-sprayed him before fleeing the scene. thank God he didn't get hurt...oh yeah...n after work i went to future shop to pick up my palm, cuz they FINALLY called n said it was "repaired" (i took it back in June cuz the screen was dark n the battery wouldn't hold a charge - i got that extended warranty on it), picked it up n opened the package right at the counter n turned it on; screen was fixed, but after like 1 minute the battery indicator was already starting to drop, (batteries are kinda tricky: they'll try to screw u over n say batteries aren't covered under any warrant, but still c'mon it's been less than 2 years, batteries shouldn't die like this) so i told the girl to send it back again. she asked if i wanted to take it home n charge it to try it out but nope, i'm not playing that game. i only have another month n a half before i'm heading back, so i'll be lucky if the thing even comes back by then. basically i'm betting on twisting the store's arm until they give me a new unit, i'll twist it until it breaks if i have to!...whoops...calm down...whooosaaa....but yeh i hear KJ's runnin' the show there now, so if anything i'll talk to him n hopefully bypass all the bs Future Shop is so well-known for.
Wednesday, July 21 2004
work...finished the damn schedule that everyone's so antsy about early, only to have to go back n basically redo the whole thing cuz 'hobbit-woman' has all these "exceptional clients/extremely rare bookings"...(bunch 'o bs)...but yeh.
oh! on a positive note, picked a song to use at music camp tonight, "Under the Sea" (should be playing in the background right now). thx to toBida for hookin me up w/ the track...think the kids'll get a kick out of it. ANYway....
(later that day...)
just finished showing these guys from redpath photo around the building, they're doing a shoot here tomorrow. i checked out their site, pretty tight, i like the use of humour...haha true to the westcoast. professional, yet real.
interesting msn conversation i had just now, thought i'd record it here:
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
hey raph, are you chinese?
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
LOL what do u think?
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
i dunno...you look flip but you can speak chinese
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
hahaha, omg...u dunno how many times ideal w/this...
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
hahahah i can tell. well?
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
neither
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
huh? what are you?
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
part pun, part korean
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
no way? i dun believe that
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
serious...my parents grew up in hk/china tho, so that's why we speak chinese
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
oh really?
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
yup
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
what's your last name?
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
Lee. lee can be korean too u know
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
i know
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
ur full chinese right?
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
yeh. i look chinese
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
haha, do i look chinese?
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
mmm...not really
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
yeh see
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
hahahah, it's confusing cause you speak chinese
i dun think you look korean
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
neither do a lot of other ppl actlly
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
really?
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
yeh, but i'm only half right?
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
true
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
but i love curry, so that's where the other half must kick in
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
i know some ppl who are half pun and they dun look like you eaither
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
yeh? what do they look like?
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
can't explain....
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
ic...i'm glad i can still eat beef though...a lot of east indian ppl don't eat red meat...i think i'd die if i couldn't
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
hahahaa
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
what would u think i was?
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
i thoght you were chinese....but looked like something else
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
haha, what's "something else"?
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
flip
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
hahahha
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
actually in your pic right now....you do look a lil pun
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
ook...that's enough..i think i'm gonna die laughing in my office right now fromchokin on my mcchicken...(i decided this had gone far enough...)
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
see you were lying i knew it! (no she didn't!)
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says: haha suure you knew....
gracie pooh: 2 fractured bones says:
you're still eating it? did you take a pic of it?
( . ) Nipple Head | mcChicken good...mmm...says:
yes...
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and they say i'm not a good liar! well...not in person i'm not, but over msn no problem. it's sunny out. i'm gonna go take some pictures of the *drumroll* ... library. sound exciting? we'll see...
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today is wednesday...
!EDIT! - Thursday, July 22 2004
mmm...free food is awesome. i was checking in on the guys from redpath as they were nearing the end of their photoshoot, n low and behold...they had TWO WHOLE TABLES of FOOOOD, they ordered catering! mmm...i was just standing around, my job's kinda like a liaison/pr guy, chattin' w/ workers n the models n stuff, but couldn't keep my eyes off the FOOD! they had shrimp tarts, wraps, croissants, salad, these fancy lil cracker looking things w/ this other fancy lookin spread stuff, cheeses, fruits, n did i say croissants? hooo man...i think the models noticed i wasn't really makin' eye contact w/ them when we were takling, my eyes had wandered....to the tables of food aplenty, sitting there on sparkling silver platters...mmm....they must've noticed and finally one kind soul told me i could have some if i wanted. success!! yesss!! mmm...but the joy is bittersweet i guess, for i know what meaning the croissant i devour as i type holds for me - the croissant w/ salami, gouda, and spicy dijon mustard - uy...i guess i'll have to go for a run on the treadmill at lunch today...but it's worth it! ;P
(after lunch) - drip dry...
i'm a genius. just went for a run on the treadmill. ran for 30-friggin minutes! that was nuts. well for me neway. so afterwards, knowing that i gotta meet w/ 2 more appointments in the afternoon i know i gotta take a shower. i planned on it actlly, good thing this gym at work has a shower. so i go n open my bag and...no friggin' towel! so i go n ask the girl at the front desk if they got any. no. great. haai ok no biggie, just use the air dryer thing. no. BROKEN! great, just great. at least i remembered to bring clean underwear. i made sure to leave LOTS of water on the floor, just to spite the gym girl...>=] i'm a terrible person.
anyhow, so back in the office...man, summer must be movie season! after dealing w/ the photoshoot this morning, i had 2 more calls from production companies; 1 wants to shoot a Jenny Craig commercial here in august, another one wants to use the space for a movie starring Ben Affleck & Al Pacino. crazy...just met w/ the lady about the Jenny Craig commercial, looks like she likes the place, took a few shots, wants to bring the director in on sunday to have a look. the lady for the movie production should be here any minute now...